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Released
  
June 1964

No Room for Squares (1963)
  
The Turnaround (1964)

Release date
  
1963

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Length
  
42:12

Artist
  
Hank Mobley

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 7, 1963 (#3, 6) October 2, 1963 (all others) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Hank Mobley albums, Jazz albums

Hank mobley no room for squares


No Room for Squares is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on March 7 & October 2, 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Mobley, Lee Morgan, Andrew Hill, John Ore and Philly Joe Jones.

Contents

Hank mobley no room for squares


Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "All eight cuts here move with similar fluidity and offer a very gritty and realist approach to the roots of hard bop. Highly recommended."

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
  1. "Three Way Split" – 7:49
  2. "Carolyn" (Morgan) – 5:30
  3. "Up a Step" – 8:31
  4. "No Room for Squares" – 6:57
  5. "Me 'N You" (Morgan) – 7:17
  6. "Old World, New Imports" – 6:08
  7. "Carolyn" [Alternate take] – 5:35 Bonus track on CD
  8. "No Room for Squares" [Alternate take] – 6:45 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet (3, 6)
  • Andrew Hill – piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Herbie Hancock – piano (3, 6)
  • John Ore – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Butch Warren – bass (3, 6)
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

    • Songs

    1Three Way Split7:50
    2Carolyn5:31
    3Up a Step8:32

    References

    No Room for Squares Wikipedia
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